Freightliner Trucks Awards Top Dealer Sales Professionals Elite Status
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oct. 27, 2014 – Freightliner Trucks today announced that it has awarded its top dealer sales professionals “Elite” status through its annual Leland James Sales Achievement program.
Created in 2003 and named after Freightliner Trucks’ founder Leland James, the program recognizes and rewards outstanding sales results of sales professionals from dealerships in the United States and Canada. Recipients were selected for on-highway, medium-duty and severe-duty sales success, and each winner will receive a custom plaque and gift. The top 26 sales professionals will be honored at a special awards ceremony later this year.
Achievement is based on successful sales but also takes into consideration other criteria, including total number of customers, type of trucks sold and training certification.
“Our Leland James Elite program recognizes sales professionals who sell to a variety of customers into many market segments,” said David Hames, general manager, product marketing and strategy for Freightliner Trucks. “The winners are truly well-rounded and exemplify superior salesmanship. We are honored to award them Leland James Elite status.”
Added Brian Cota, vice president of sales for Freightliner Trucks: “We are pleased to offer this program each year to create an exciting competition that honors our top dealer sales professionals. They work very hard and deserve the recognition.”
The Freightliner Trucks Leland James Elite winners for 2013-2014:
| Silver Elite Winners | ||||
| Bob | Arrington | Tampa Truck Center | Tampa | FL |
| David | Klockow | Hill Truck Sales | South Bend | IN |
| Dennis | Legrand | Truck Country Of Iowa | Dubuque | IA |
| Rohit | Madan | Harper Truck Centres | Mississauga | ON |
| Steve | Petch | Metro Freightliner | Milton | ON |
| Rex | Willis | Freightliner Of Utah | Salt Lake City | UT |
| Top 20 Elite Winners | ||||
| Anthony | Amadio | Campbell Freightliner | Monroe Township | NJ |
| Gary | Bond | Dallas Freightliner | Dallas | TX |
| Jesse | Boyd | Fort Worth Freightliner | Fort Worth | TX |
| Darryl | Cekalski | Fresno Truck Center | Fresno | CA |
| Caleb | Cook | Valley Equipment | Hartland | NB |
| Bryan | Crawford | Los Angeles Freightliner | Fontana | CA |
| Ron | Donze | Truck Centers, Inc. | Troy | IL |
| Ken | Dunnam | Dallas Freightliner | Dallas | TX |
| Jeff | Gibbs | Premium Truck & Trailer | West Kelowna | BC |
| Kenton | Good | Freightliner of Lancaster | Lancaster | PA |
| Steven | Gustafson | Tri State Truck Center | Shrewsbury | MA |
| Dan | Hill | Houston Freightliner | Houston | TX |
| Truman | Ingram | Freightliner of Montgomery | Montgomery | AL |
| Stan | Lowrey | Fresno Truck Center | Fresno | CA |
| Mike | McCarthy | Houston Freightliner | Houston | TX |
| Don | Neeb | Westman Freightliner | Mankato | MN |
| Colby | Neumann | Dallas Freightliner | Dallas | TX |
| Jeff | Osborne | Truck Centers, Inc. | Evansville | IN |
| Will | Schafer | Transwest Truck Trailer RV | Commerce City | CO |
| Dan | Walters | San Diego Freightliner | San Diego | CA |
| Elite Winners | ||||
| Mark | Anderson | Warner Industries | Regina | SK |
| Ryan | Bastian | Truck Country Of Iowa | Cedar Rapids | IA |
| Ryan | Beard | Peach State Freightliner | Jefferson | GA |
| David | Beltran | On The Border Freightliner | El Paso | TX |
| Jeb | Berg | Freightliner Of Utah | Salt Lake City | UT |
| Chris | Bertagnoli | Truck Country Of Wisconsin | Oak Creek | WI |
| John | Biegger | Transwest Truck Trailer RV | Commerce City | CO |
| Tony | Bodway | Truck Country Of Wisconsin | Oak Creek | WI |
| Justin | Brande | Freightliner Of Utah | Salt Lake City | UT |
| Darryl | Breiner | Berman Freightliner | Leesport | PA |
| Fred | Bucklin | Oklahoma City Freightliner | Oklahoma City | OK |
| Brett | Carrubba | Empire Truck Sales | Slidell | LA |
| Michael | Clark | San Diego Freightliner | San Diego | CA |
| Kevin | Coen | Nebraska Truck Center | Grand Island | NE |
| Tim | Cory | Fyda Freightliner | Columbus | OH |
| Greg | Danner | Truck Country Of Wisconsin | Kaukauna | WI |
| Jerry | Dewall | Freightliner Of Grand Rapids | Wyoming | MI |
| Scott | Donovan | Stoops Freightliner | Indianapolis | IN |
| Lynn | Dundee | Houston Freightliner | Houston | TX |
| Johnn | Engberson | Freightliner Of Utah | Salt Lake City | UT |
| Erick | Fairchild | Tulsa Freightliner | Tulsa | OK |
| Pat | Fee | Pacific Truck Center | Coburg | OR |
| Rudy | Flores | On The Border Freightliner | El Paso | TX |
| Scott | Frederickson | Freightliner Of Utah | Salt Lake City | UT |
| Greg | Gates | Wolverine Freightliner | Mount Clemens | MI |
| Francois | Giguere | Globocam | Pointe-Claire | QC |
| Bryan | Glenn | Triad Freightliner | Greensboro | NC |
| Terry | Glidden | Truck Centers Of Arkansas | North Little Rock | AR |
| Richard | Guay | Globocam | Pointe-Claire | QC |
| Gary | Habel | Team Truck Centres | Kitchener | ON |
| Paul | Hajos | Truck Country Of Wisconsin | Kaukauna | WI |
| Al | Hansen | Truck Country Of Wausau | Rothschild | WI |
| Greg | Heisterkamp | I-State Truck Center | Sioux City | IA |
| Jimmy | Hill | Triad Freightliner | Greensboro | NC |
| Mike | Humes | Fyda Freightliner | Youngstown | OH |
| Dave | Hunt | McCoy Freightliner | Portland | OR |
| Mike | Iden | Lubbock Truck Sales | Lubbock | TX |
| Brian | Jackson | Empire Truck Sales | Richland | MS |
| Kermit | Jones | Virginia Truck Center | Roanoke | VA |
| Jeff | Kealey | Francis Canada Truck Centre | Ottawa | ON |
| John | Keeney | Campbell Freightliner | Monroe Township | NJ |
| Gary | Kretschmer | River States Truck And Trailer | Eau Claire | WI |
| Blake | Macpherson | Team Truck Centres | Maidstone | ON |
| Benoit | Mathieu | Camions Freightliner Quebec | Levis | QC |
| John | Michel | Sacramento Truck Center | Sacramento | CA |
| Nick | Morgan | Freightliner Of Utah | Salt Lake City | UT |
| Michael | Munoz | Bakersfield Truck Center | Bakersfield | CA |
| Dean | Needham | Sacramento Truck Center | Sacramento | CA |
| Kelly | Nelson | Dave Syverson Freightliner | Rochester | MN |
| Blaine | Nicholls | Metro Freightliner Hamilton | Stoney Creek | ON |
| Mike | Noon | Truck Center Companies | Omaha | NE |
| Bruce | Parker | TAG Truck Center | Memphis | TN |
| John | Patkunas | Truck Centers, Inc. | Springfield | IL |
| Michael | Peloquin | Los Angeles Freightliner | Fontana | CA |
| Ted | Peterson | First Truck Centre Vancouver | Surrey | BC |
| Roger | Pockett | Freightliner Manitoba | Winnipeg | MB |
| Rod | Popp | Freightliner Of Red Deer | Red Deer | AB |
| Jake | Reichert | Fyda Freightliner | Columbus | OH |
| Duane | Schaefer | TransChicago Truck Group | Elmhurst | IL |
| John | Scheller | River States Truck And Trailer | Eau Claire | WI |
| Cliff | Scoresby | Freightliner Of Idaho | Jerome | ID |
| Thomas | Siderius | Freightliner Of Grand Rapids | Wyoming | MI |
| Todd | Sipe | Truck Center Companies | Wichita | KS |
| Skip | Skehan | Freightliner of Maine | Westbrook | ME |
| Mark | Sorensen | Los Angeles Freightliner | Fontana | CA |
| Mark | Stovall | Fyda Freightliner | Youngstown | OH |
| Waylon | Swanson | I-State Truck Center | Sioux Falls | SD |
| Joe | Switzer | Truck Centers, Inc. | Troy | IL |
| Steve | Tancos | Fyda Freightliner | Columbus | OH |
| Skaria | Thomas | New West Truck Centres | Calgary | AB |
| John | Tillisch | Fargo Freightliner | Fargo | ND |
| Rick | Vasquez | Bakersfield Truck Center | Bakersfield | CA |
| Steve | Willmore | Freightliner Of Idaho | Jerome | ID |
| Matthew | Wolfe | Truck Centers Of Arkansas | Springdale | AR |
| Trevor | Yates | Truck Centers, Inc. | Troy | IL |
| Sales Manager Winners | ||||
| Todd | Albanese | Los Angeles Freightliner | Fontana | CA |
| Mark | Burton | Freightliner of Utah | Salt Lake City | UT |
| Peter | Gunderson | Houston Freightliner | Houston | TX |
| Lee | Howard | Fresno Truck Center | Fresno | CA |
| Brian | Vostrez | Dallas Freightliner | Dallas | TX |
For more information on Freightliner Trucks, go to www.FreightlinerTrucks.com.
Freightliner Trucks is a division of Daimler Trucks North America LLC, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and is the leading heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America. Daimler Trucks North America produces and markets Class 4-8 trucks and is a Daimler company, the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer.
SOURCE: Freightliner Trucks